Understanding the use of patient-reported data by health care insurers: A scoping review. by Anne Neubert, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Armin Lucevic, Milena Pavlova, László Gulácsi, Petra Baji, Niek Klazinga, Dionne Kringos

“…<h4>Results</h4>Health insurers use patient-reported data for assurance and improvement of quality of care and value-based health care. …”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

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Long-read 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing reveals microbial characteristics in patients with colorectal adenomas and carcinoma lesions in Egypt by Asmaa A. El Leithy, Amira Salah El-Din Youssef, Auhood Nassar, Ramy K. Aziz, Nadin M. Khaled, Mina T. Mahrous, Ghobrial N. Farahat, Aya H. Mohamed, Yasser Mabrouk Bakr

“…Aim To address the scarcity of information on differential microbiome composition of tumor tissue in comparison to adenomas and the lack of such data from Egyptian patients with CRC. Materials and methods Long-read nanopore sequencing of 16S rRNA amplicons was used to profile the colonic microbiota from fresh colonoscopic biopsy samples of Egyptian patients with CRC and patients with colonic polyps. …”
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Impacto de los tipos de liderazgo en las organizaciones by Ana Paula Pinheiro Santana Ruiz, Maria Helena Vinagre, Cristian David Cifuentes Tinjaca, Cristina de Sousa

“…Esta revisión pretende identificar los tipos de liderazgo destacados en la literatura, sus características y sus impactos/resultados en las organizaciones. Se realizó una revisión sistemática en la base de datos Web of Science (WoS). …”
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Can handheld ultrasound probes reliably measure transabdominal prostate and bladder volumes? A prospective randomized point-of-care ultrasound study by Henry C. Wright, Dillon Corrigan, Smita De

“…The mean prostate volume based on GIm was larger in the Clarius group (p = 0.044). …”
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ZleepNet: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network Model for Predicting Sleep Apnea Using SpO2 Signal by Hnin Thiri Chaw, Thossaporn Kamolphiwong, Sinchai Kamolphiwong, Krongthong Tawaranurak, Rattachai Wongtanawijit

“…It is a common problem for patients to suffer from sleep disturbances. In this paper, we propose a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model based on the oxygen saturation (SpO2) signal from a smart sensor. …”
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Leveraging Mobile Augmented Reality Devices for Enabling Specific Human Behaviors in Design and Constructability Review by Suleiman Alsafouri, Steven K. Ayer

“…For several types of behaviors, including alternative design formation, navigation of design, and problem solving, no differences were observed between either groups or based on specific AR devices. Conversely, for other behaviors, including explanative, decision making, and discussions with team members, participants did not engage in these behaviors when they could self-select devices, but these behaviors were observed when participants were forced to use a particular device. …”
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Assessing the Complexity of Intelligent Parks’ Internet of Things Big Data System by Jialu Liu, Renzhong Guo, Zhiming Cai, Wenjian Liu, Wencai Du

“…Today, intelligence in all walks of life is developing at an unexpectedly fast speed. The complexity of the Internet of Things (IoT) big data system of intelligent parks is analyzed to unify the information transmission of various industries, such as smart transportation, smart library, and smart medicine, thereby diminishing information islands. …”
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Dynamic Variation in Hippocampal Metabolism after Acute Stress Exposure: An In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study at 9.4 T by Yoon Ho Hwang, Min-Hee Lee, Chang-Soo Yun, Yong-Tae Kim, Hyeon-Man Baek, Bong Soo Han, Dong Youn Kim

“…Metabolites were quantified from the data using LCModel with a simulated basis set. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Rectangular Deflectors and Geometry of L-Shaped Channel over the Performance of a Savonius Turbine by Andrei Luís Garcia Santos, Jaifer Corrêa Martins, Liércio André Isoldi, Gustavo da Cunha Dias, Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha, Jeferson Avila Souza, Elizaldo Domingues dos Santos

“…For instance, differences of up to 16.35% in mechanical power and 7.25% in available power were observed between the best and worst performance configurations in the case without deflectors. The use of deflectors resulted in increases of two and three times in available and mechanical powers, respectively, when the cases with one and two deflectors are compared with those without deflectors. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Limitations: The sample size, particularly for the TL group, is relatively modest because of the challenges inherent to collecting auditory stimulus-evoked data from sleeping participants, as well as retention and follow-up difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Association of frequent intradialytic hypotension with the clinical outcomes of patients on hemodialysis: a prospective cohort study by Yuanhao Wu, Jianda Lu, Tingting Wang, Xiaoye Zhu, Jun Xue, Li You

“…This prospective observational cohort study investigated the association of frequent IDH based on Definition 1 with clinical outcomes and compared Definition 1 with a commonly used definition (nadir SBP <90 mmHg during hemodialysis, Definition 2). …”
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Xylaria iriomotensis sp. nov. from termite nests and notes on X. angulosa by Izumi Okane, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Yu-Ming Ju, Chun-Ru Lin, Chun-Yun Huang, I-Ching Kuan

“…A Xylaria species emerging from these fungus gardens was initially identified as X. angulosa, a species originally described from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…Linguists have traditionally broken the voicing continuum into five basic categories based on roles they play in a language's phonology: (spread) voiceless, breathy, modal, creaky, (constricted) voiceless. …”
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ANAXAM @ TOMCAT 2.0: easy access to cutting-edge tomographic microscopy for industry by Margie P. Olbinado, Vladimir Novak, Christian Gruenzweig, Anne Bonnin, Federica Marone, Christian Matthias Schlepuetz, Goran Lovric, Marco Stampanoni

“…For almost two decades, TOMCAT has been offering its cutting-edge tomographic microscopy capabilities to various industries in need of non-destructive, non-invasive, volumetric, and functional material characterization beyond what is currently possible with conventional X-ray tubes [2]. Five years ago, PSI (together with two Swiss institutes and the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland) has co-founded ANAXAM – a technology transfer center that facilitates the use of advanced analytical methods at large-scale facilities such as the SLS for industrial applications. …”
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The use of virtual reality in screening for preclinical Alzheimer's disease: A scoping review protocol. by Yuan Tian, Maneesh V Kuruvilla, Mira Park

“…Obtained studies will be screened for eligibility based on predefined exclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis of eligible studies will be performed, after tabulating the extracted data from existing literature, to answer the research questions.…”
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Prevalence, Intensity, and Associated Factors of Schistosoma mansoni among School Children in Northwest Ethiopia by Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Ayenew Addisu, Yalewayker Tegegne

“…Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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EUROPEAN POSITION ON CLINICAL PRACTICE OF EXTRACTION AND NONEXTRACTION THERAPY IN ORTHODONTICS by V. D. Kuroiedova, A.V. Petrova, Y.V. Rud

“…There are several ways to reduce orthodontic treatment: in the period of changing teeth, these are methods of corrective teeth extraction, based on the difference in the mesial-distal dimensions of milk (temporary) molars and method Hotz, replacing them with premolars, is the removal of individual healthy teeth according to the chosen treatment strategy bite disorders, compact osteotomy, the use of various physiotherapeutic methods without drugs and with the use of agents that promote bone tissue relaxation in combination with active physical factors and others related to the improvement of orthodontic appliances. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Cecostomies: A Valuable Lifesaving Procedure in Emergency Surgery for Colonic Obstructions by Constantin Popazu, Alexandra Toma, Daniela Mihalache, Oana-Monica Duca, Dorel Firescu, Dragoș F. Voicu

“…Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify studies and case reports focusing on the application of cecostomies in cases of acute colonic obstruction. …”
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An Approach to Refining MODIS LAI Data Using a Fitting Scale Factor Time Series by Junxian Tang, Peijuan Wang, Rui Feng, Yang Li, Qing Li

“…Then, the scale factors were estimated based on the observed LAI data of spring maize. To further refine the accuracy of the remotely sensed LAI, 1-km resolution land use data were resampled to 500-m resolution, and the pixel purity of spring maize was calculated for each 5-km grid cell. …”
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